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Whether by drug cartels or corrupt politicians, journalists in Mexico are regularly threatened or killed for doing their job. Five students tell us why they’ve still chosen to study journalism and why they won’t stop fighting for freedom of the press.

Diego Armando Maradona is one of the best soccer players of all time. And for many fans, he’s a god.

After a nine-year hiatus, the New Argentine Cinema pioneer is back on the scene with 'Zama.'

For more than three decades, ancient treasures remained hidden among the light green coca plants of Raudal.

The government has apologized for the attack on international observers and journalists and put more than 100 National Police in the area on modified duty.

The death toll from Tuesday's historic disaster is now well over 200 and keeps climbing. Here's a glimpse into the immediate aftermath.

And it's only going to get worse.

By 2050, experts say, rising temperatures may bring on a new wave of northward migration from Latin America.

Your baggie of white powder was brought to you by beheadings, torture, and deforestation in the Amazon. How bad should you feel about that?

Writer Tom Wainwright's latest book <i>Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel</i> looks at the drug trade as if it were a legal business, finding common ground between the underworld and legitimate corporations.

Peruvian photographer Omar Lucas travelled to the town of La Rinconada to spend time with women who spend 11 hours a day panning for gold.

The Magnum photographer on fatalism and determinism.